ON THURSDAY NEXT
.-The Great' American Eagle will perch proudly on his podostal ami look
benignly down upon you and
YOU'LL -YUNT 10 LOOK WELL
It will be easy for you if you provide yourself with a suit of our
Swell, uptodate Clothes
Which we are selling at such
GREATLY REDUCED PRICES
We Car y a Full Line of General Mechandise
DITDPI V DPDSOMAI '
R8y. W, B. Mooro visited Ashland
Ionday.
Ed. Helms was over from Jackson
ville Monday .
G. E. Pox, ot Central Point, spent
Monday iu Medford.
N. Langcll was at Asliland Saturday
upon official business.
Mr. aud Mrs. Wella Beescu, of Talent,
-"were In town Tuesday.
J. (S. Martin and family, ot Beagle,
'were in town Tuesday.
Philip Klippol left last week for an
-extended visit in the east.
Dr. and Mrs. C. R. Ray, of Gold Hill,
were in Medford this week.
Frank Brown, the Eagle Point mer-
ohant, was in town Taesday.
Cbae. TerriU, of Brownsboro, was
-among the Medford callers Monday.
HtXe Bale, the Grants Pass barber,
visited Medford friends over Sunday.
County Commissioner Thos. Riley
was doing business' In Medford Saturday-
Wm. Wright and family, of WlUow
Springs, were doing trading in Medford
Friday. ,
Jeweler: B. D. El wood is orer'at
"Yreka, Calif., this week, with his high
stepping roadster. .
C.Charley, ot. Brownsboro, was in
the city Sunday, after material tor the
Fish Lake ditch company.
Mia Emma Reed, who is spending
tier raeatioo at her home in Jackson
ville, visited Medford friends Bunday.
Wm. Angle, who has' been over at his
line in 8tskivou County for several
weeks, returned to Medford this week.
Mrs. J. Tjf Simmons and children, of
Klamathooa -e in Medford this week
upon a visit to Mr. and Mrs. T. H.
Woo re.
Judge J. R. Neil, ot Jacksonville,
ss is the city Monday. He has almost
-completely recovered from his recent
severe -illness. '
Dr. F. T. Blake, of San Franotsco,
is ta the valley looking over the mining
interests wbfeb are just now attracting
' .-a great deal of attention.
-Mrs. Ef D,- Fellows left Saturday
'"eveniag(sraviait with Portland frieods
i and may extend her trip to Sitka.
.. Alaska, whore she has a brother resia-
-Miss Annie Pugh, of Albany, who
MaRing
Enthusiasm
We are responsible for lots of noise, and lots
of people come here because of the noise;
' but everyone who comes gets full value for
the money spent and finds here the greatest
. number of good things, to induce them to
buy. The enthusiasm this week is in the .
SHIRT. WAIST DEPARTMENT,
" where, we are "displaying several dozen la- '
dies'-fbjirjfc waists at from ,55 cents to $2.50
each. : They are great' sellers at these prices ;
- - We are also making special prices on
MEN'S arid BOYS'
HATS and CLOTHING
For 4th of July week
W. H. MEEKER & GO.
1 has been visiting her undo, Thos.
j Smith, and family, near Jacksonville,
ioic aionaay morning for Southern
California.
Mrs. H. Thompson, wife ot Capt. H.
Thompson, of San Franoisco, is visiting
Merchant and Mrs. H. H. Howard in
this oity. Mrs. Howard and Mrs.
Thompson are cousins.
Miss Adele Pickel, who has been at
tending the University of Oregon, at
Kugono, from which institution she re
cently graduated with honors, has re
turned to her home In this city.
Dr. J. W. Odgers arrived in the city
from his nev home at Berkeley, last
Saturday, upon busluess. He states
that his family is pleasantly dumloclled
in their new home, and are woll oon
tented. Miss Lillian Rhlnehart, who has
been visiting Ashland friends for a
couple ot weeks, went to Rosebnrg Mon
day for a few weeks' visit. She will
probably not go to San Francisco be
fore September.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Hooker arrived
In Hedford irom eastern Oregon last
Friday, and in company with Mr. and
Mrs. H. A. Fredenburg, of this olty,
departed Sunday morning for Hum'
boldt County, California, where they
will reside.
D. Bradshaw was in from Browns
boro. Monday purchasing Fourth of
July goods. While Brownsboro will
not have a formal celebration a num
ber ot the residents of that section will
enjoy a picnic up among the cool
shade trees of Lake Creek.
J. B. Hardin, the 0 street barber,
has closed bis shop and left Monday
morning for Petaluma, Calif., where be
expects to locate. Mr. Hardin has a
sister residing at Petaluma, who has
extensive property interests, and he
will assist her in looking after the
property. .
E E. Pbipps, formerly engaged in
the . newspaper business In this city,
but more rece-'.'y engaged in the mer
cantile business at Los Gates, Calif.,
was in Medford Ibis week . visiting
friends. He has sold his business in
terests in California, and is on the look
oat for a new location. He will proba
bly remain in the valley for some time.
Jeff Brophy was down from Leeds
last Saturday. In our last issue Mr.
Brophy advertised that he had lost a
couple of colts, and within twodays tbe
lost was found wholly through the ad
vertisement which appeared In these
columns. There is little need of parties
who have lost stock spending weeks
bunttug for It Over the country whon a
few lines m these. columns will Qud it
tor them in a very few days.
John Gainey wont to Ashland
Wednesday to remain n month.
Miss Allie Klippol wont to-Gold Hill
Tuesday evening to visit frionds. . .
T. W. Uichardson. of Klamath Falls,
was in town Wednesday after a load nf
merchandise.
Mrs. E. N. Du unison left Monday
evening for Kmio, Nevada, where sho
will visit during the summer with hor
brother
Miss Mary Davison returned to Med
ford Tuesday evening, ufter spending n
week with triunds in Hornbrook uud
Klamalhou, Calif.
Mrs. D O. Meoker, of Los Angeles,
Calif., arrived in Medford Tuesday and
will visit with ber brother, A. P. Weiss,
and family, out on GriRin oreek, for a
tew days.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Merriman arrived
In the city Tuesday evening from Salem.
Mr. M. will return to Salem, where he
is station agent for the Southern Pa
cific, this (Friday) evening. Mrs. M.
will visit in the valley for several weeks.
W. J. Mahoney, nlgbtoperatorat the
Southern Pacific station in this city,
has taken a month's lay-off and will
leave this week for a visit with friends
in Washington. Lee Minkler, ot Ash
land, is attending to tbe duties ot night
operator during his absence.
Geo. E. Weber, formerly a resident
of this city, now ot Hebastopol, Call!.,
was a passenger on Tuesday evening's
train, en route to Crescent City, in the
interest of the Woodmen of the World,
for which order he is working and
meeting with flalterlr g success.
Merchant L, A. Webb. Carl and Edith
Webb, Edith Nicholson u.id Cleo Lucus
were over at the Sterling mine 8unday.
It was the last day of tuu season's run
for the mine, It bavlog shut down a'
noon. The party succeeded In getting
some very flje kodak views of tbe mine
In operation, also ot the dynamite ex
plosions. Dr. Knowles, of Portland, who has
been associated with Dr. Darrin, for
the past twelve J ears, arrived in Med
ford Tuesday for a few days' visit. Dr.
Knowles is reported to be one of the
best surgeons In tbe state, and will as
sist Dr. Darrin in some surgical opera
tions which be will perform here during
the next few days.
Dr B. F. Adkins, who has been visit
ing bis old stamping grounds in In
diana for tbe last three months, re
turned home Saturday evening, after a
very pleasant vacation. The doctor at
tended a reunion of the medical class
of six, who graduated with him at
Indianapolis, in 1861, just before the
war broke out, and which proved to be
a very agreeable affair, as one may
well suppose. .He did not yh-lt the
Pan-American exposition at Buffalo, as
he expected. He says that the expo
sition thus far has been a failure, and
that the attendance Is very small, owing
to tbe railroads refusing to give belter
rates. In tbo east, the doctor says one
scarcely ever bears the fair mentioned,
and says he has heard more said about
it since ho arrived home thun he
heard during bis three months' stay In
the east. In coming borne, through
the south, he experienced some ot - tho
hottest, most humid weather in ail his
experience.
Bargains in Farm Machinery.
Below I give a list ot farming imple
ments which I will sell at a bargain, as
I am doing to retire Irom farming. Will
sell any ol tbe articles lu tbe list sepa
rately or otherwise
One S4 inch low-wheeled wagon.
. One 3.4 inch low-wheeled wagon, . '
One top buggy. ;
Two gang plows.
One walking plow.
Two barrows .
Mower and rake.-
Four sets work harness. "
One 8-foot disc.
One seed mower.
Header used twelve days.
jwhtneaa oi nooa worn horeos.
For terms or particulars call on nie at
the City Meat Market, Medford, Oregon
. .fOlIN rjAItNAIJUflG,
Whon you want a modern, un-to-dato
hy?lc, try Chamberlain's Stomach and
Ivor Tablets. They are easy to lake
J and pleaeant In effect. Price, 25 cents,
Samples free at ChaB. 'Strang's drug
store.
NEWS OF Til EWORLD.
HAPPENINGS OF THE PAST FEW
DAYS FROM ALL QUARTERS.
Ovcut Mi'llui ttf lion WovtiOiK OvtUmnli
Dtwtlli nml Mut'U HitnVi'hiK t'tom tho
II out lu th Kuti-Nvimtor tiiow In
Doing.! With Muniimo riouuuU.
Comptroller ot tho Currency Dnwet
appointed a temporary receiver lor tho
City National bank ut Buffalo.
lu tho great iutor-niitverslty boat
raoe Yale beat Harvard lu tho last halt
nilie of tho four-mile oourse by a scant
two longths.
The grand jury at Honolulu roportad
that It found no evidence that therowas
any bribery ot ' tho - mombora of tho
legislature, as charged by Uovoruor
Dole. "
J. P. Morgan has glvon moro than
$1,000,000 for tho erection of throo ot
the tlvo buildings that are planned for
tho Harvard Medical school in Host on.
Tho gift is tor tho prosecution ot "ap
plied biological 1'onoaroh."
' A dlspntoh from Pittsburg says that
a gonoiul order for a striko of all nulon
sheet steel workers was issued by Presi
dent T. J. ShuflVrot tlio Amalgamated
Association ot Iron, Stool and Tin
Workers. There are ovur 60,000 men
affected by this order, ami uvory mill
operated by tlio American Shcot Stool
company where union men are em
ployed throughout tlio country will
close iuiU'liiiitely, or until such limo uu
a settlement of the matters iu dispute
has been reuehed
Sunday in S.nv York was tlio hottest
Juuo day on reoonl. Sixteen deaths
were ollleiully repurted and scores were
.;.str.itrd. The previous day M ileatlia
ocem-r.'d an. I iOJ horses diod in the
streets. in Chicago unci throughout
tlio middle west hundreds of deaths
were caused by tho ho;it.
Joseph DraiUford, olinirmau ot the
Ebb V.ilo Steel, linn and Coal company,
in a speech at Manchester, Kiigluiid,
spoke bitterly of tho disadvantage under
which British ironmasters labored In
competing with America. "It is uso
less," saiil he, "to follow tho advice of
theorists and adopt tho latest inuohiii.
cry. Technical cUucaiiou is all nseloss
In the face of the tariff which has por
luitted the Americans to hold their own
markets against the world aud to sell
abroad at a loss or profit as occasion
offered." In the billtou-dollar steel
trust Mr. Brailsford said the Uuited
States evidently contemplated the dom
ination of not only iu horns trade, but
the trade of the world.
Iu the cose ot Earl Hassell, the graud
jnry at the Old Bailey court iu Lou
don returned a true bill against him
for bigamy, and the recorder said the
trial would take, place iu tho house of
lords. Iu charging the Jury the recorder
said that It I he earl's divorce was valid
in the Uuited States it would uot- be
binding in Great Britain.
D. B. Hondorsou, speaker of the
United States house ot representatives;
aud floury White, secretary of the.
United States embassy in Louden, were
present at the inspection of the Yeomen
of the Guard by King Edward in the
gardou of Marlborough House. Mr.
Haudersou was afterward presented to
the kiug, and they engaged in a con-
vernation which lasted half an hour.
Senator Chanucoy M. Depew, previ
ous to his sailing from New York lor
Loudon, volunteered the statement that
In bad been deluged with offers ot mar
riage. A yonug widow, with millions,
argued that? she had money aud toot
euougbtomakehimpresidout. Another
assures the genial senator that she is
considered pretty, and, being a traluod
nurse, is qualified to,inke bis deollniug
years uuppy. Another lady, while giv
ing the senator her reasons why he
should fly to ber, tells him to bowure of
designing widows. , Some of the letters,
bo said, contained rare humor, but ho
wonld not roveal either uames or con
tents. In uuswer to a question us to
his matrimonial intentions Dupow auld:
"Barkis wire willin'. Wuy no they
waut me to get married? Am I not
contented aud happy as I am?".
Iu tho bankruptcy court iu London
the nreditors of the Duke ot Manchester
forinnlly accepted a compromise oi
12s (Id in the pound. The duke reiter
ated that his failure was due to tho loss
of several thonsaud pounds in theatrical
speculations, aud said he ' had not
gambled.
Two indictments were retnrnod by
the graud jury at Now York against
Fire Commissioner Johu J. Scan null,
ohargiug him with nogleot of duty.
Auothor indictment was returned jointly
ohargiug Commissioner Scuuucll aud
William L. Marks with conspiracy. It
is alleged that nearly all supplies for
the fire department have beeu purchased
through Marks. ...
. The roport of the soleot oommitteo ot
the British house of lords appointed to
consider the accession declaration of the
sovereign in rogord to transnbstantuv
lion finds that tho . language can be ad'
vantageously modified without dlmln
ishing its efficacy as security for the
maintenance of the Protestant suooes
slon. The form of declaration suggested
by tbe committee does not contain
phrases rotative to idolatry, etc., whiou
are so objootionaDieto rtoman uainoucs,
' General Maximo Gomez arrived in
New York with his son, Urban, and
Alexandor Gonzales, private secretary
to Gonoral Wood. A number of Onban
and Amerioau friends of the old soldier
had gathered at tho Pennsylvania's
Twouty-third-street forry to greot tho
gouoral aud thoy cheered him hoartily
whon he appeared.
A dispatch from London says that the
enanKcment of Vivian Hartoris, grand'
daughter of Ulysses S. Grant, and
Arehibuld Balfour has boon brokon.
TiVninn,,-. mmri-nla hntwnnu the vnunff
J people is given as the cause.
r.
T6 1 DOUBLE
r - , .
Warner SL Wortmsm, Props.
UElSIK Ut-'ing lioivtliiuiu'ltM'H ,for everything
DEt$lllL i tho Urwi'iy lino we nro nnxioua
to buy your
CHICKENS AND EGGS
At tho highest market price. It will pay you to
boo us before disposing of your produce. We
huvo a largo invoico of
Vacuum FVuit and
Jelly Jars
For tlio approaching Fruit Soason. Those jurs
aro of tho latest ami most approved miiko. Thoy
are designed to eliminate) tho danger of spoiling
tho fruit after all iho work anil worry of pi'e
serving, and are suro to give satisfaction
. WARNER & WORTMAN,
at Davis' old Stand
SOUTH AFRICAN WAR.
Lord Kitohsntr, in a dispatch from
Pretoria dated Juno 39, says: "The
Boers attaoked two blockhouses on the
Delagoa litis ntar Brugsprult Might, 00
Juuo 26. An armored tram arrived and
scatter! the Boers, killlug four. It is
reported that ilO Ciisnaltiss were carried
aft. Kield Marshal do Priess has sur
rendered at fietersburg with 44 men."
A dUpatoh from Cap Town, dated
Jnue 87, snya the Boer invaders, under
Mulau, about 8,000 stroug, attacked
Richmond. Three sangurs or entreuoh
meuts ontsld ths town were captured
by tbe Boers, tbe small garrison being
distributed principally at tho Jail fort
aud Flagstaff hill. Tho town refused
to snrrendor. A ni"tS"UKr was seat in
for tin third time 10 duuiaud the or
tender of the town, and at the same
lime a puny of burghers entered the
town aud effected Iho capture of a
saugar In the market square, uot a shot
beiug fired on account of lb white 8ng
oarridd t the mosHiigur. The Uoera,
finding it impossible to capture either
the jail fort or Plngstaff hill, turned
their attention to auothor trouoh la the
town, which was hold by eight man,
aud those, after having held the posi
tion for 11 hours, surroudared.
During the night the Boors learaed
that rollof was npprouohlug and with
drew. They captured lit horses and
looted Iho stores.. The Boer 1cm is
reported as five men killod and wmrot
wounded. The British ousuulliita Bo
no given.
Tbe Kingston (Jamaica) chamber ot
oonnuerco passed a resolution asking
tho governor of Jamaica', Uir Aagus-ns
Hemming, to n'qnimt the Imperial au
thorities to send 3,000 Boor prisoners to
the island. Jamaica ofTors money and
groat advantages for farming.
A dispatch from Hamilton, Bermuda,
says that the British transport Armenia,
having ou board the first shipload of
Boer prisoners to be quartorea on Dnr-
rcll's 11 nd Tnokor's Islands, arrived June
38. The prisonora, a mixed lot of native
Dutch and Euroiiouns, were in good
spirits, though rnthor ragged. An at
tempt at mutiny occurred dnrtng the
voyage, but it was suppressed, aud the
ringleaders were placed in irons. Tho
prisoners said they hud boon woll treated.
Question Answered.
Yce. August Flower still has the larg
est sale of uny niediolno in tho civilized
world, Your mothers and grandmoth
ers never thnuuht of uslne unvthlnir
i;lso for Indigestion or biliousness,
Doctors were scarce, and they soldom
heard of appendicitis, nervous prostra
tion or heart failuro, etc. Thoy used
August Flower to clean out tho system
and stoD fomentation of undiuestcd
food, regulate tho action of tho liver,
hi raw mo trio nervous ana organ 10 no
tlon ol tho system, and that Is all they
took when feeling dull and bad with
headaches and other aohos. You only
neod a fow doses of Green's August
flower, In liquid form, to make you
satisfied there is nothing serious the
matter with you. Get Oroon' Prize
Atmanao. Unas. Mtrung, druggist..
Settle Up Notice.
As I am desirous of sottllncr un mv
business In Modford preparatory to go
ing uwny, nil thoso knowing themselves
ndubted to mo, oithor by hook account
ir note, are cnrncstly rcqiiesluu to oull
it 1110 old atunu una settle at oncn, y
G.-Tj, Davis.
TheJieut, I'roHcnptioii for Mai ur lft,
'hills nnrl frvnr Is a hntttn of Ohovk'h Takts.
KKH I III,,. I. I'flMtll J, IK Mllrtply '! tl"1 (
Mill) in. H laHVUIMNH lUTUi, MU
curs uo pay
mus un,
FT HP
Central Market
T. E. Pottcngcr, Prop,
is
in Hotel Nnsli Block
Free Delivery In City
Phone Main 13
MEDFORD, ORE
WASHINGTON NOTES-
The attention of tbe navy department
has beeu formally railed to what arc
poare to be au unsatisfactory oondilton
of s Hair in Ousm. A recent utail
brought a copy of an order issued by
tho naval commandant of the island, ,
Gouiiuuudr Hcaiou Uchrouder, denoouo
iug "boodiuiuisin aud lawlessness,"
which, ho my, are rain pout at lb sta
tion. Tho order rvtteois upon ths In
tegrity of every officer and uiaa in th
murine corps en duty in iho island.
Without regard to inlulsterlal Investi
gations, aud without consulting tb
Woman's Uhrlssuui Temperance Union,
Iho Uuited Stilus war department will
tnko up the cautoau qusstioti and gather
its uwu statistic Orders were reooivsd
at all tbo forts and poets ou Jnue 13tu
directing coinruaudtiig oOlcors to lake
exact mvtuorauda of what uoours during
aud alter pay day. ths number of ar
rests, the nuiuVtu at abMiitees, the
number of desorlsr. The unsatisfac
tory state of things uiuUir ths present
luw has brought about tins notion. .
Ooudldatos for adiuiiuduu to ths naval -soademy
llvlug at moot distances
from Annapolis muy hereafter b ex
amined uiuutally by ths civil servio
board nearest to their homes. All phys
ical examination, however, will take
plnoe at Annapolis, and candidal
llvlug in the middle Ailnutlo states wlH
nasaiskolf mbafcti- siaialuatlons then.
Joseph? Ooskv the- noted lecturer and
author, u?ai kls hota in Tieonder
OK.', N. Y. ft vasbosa In 1848.
What Shall We Have for Dessert?.
This Quottloo arises in tho 'family
every day. L;t us acswer It today.
Jry Jcll-u, a Uullclous and healthful
dessert, Prcpured In two minutes. No
Rolling! no baking! simply add boiling
wator and set torool. Flavors: Lem
on, Orango, Raspberry and Strawberry.
Gut n packago at your grooors today.
111 ou.
A London dkipntoh says that the nAvy
lcaguo, a patriotlo non-partisan associa
tion of Influential men, has Issued a
circular, lu which it is said that iu the
Mnditurraiiean fleet there is n deficiency
of all olasses of vessuls, from battleship
to destroyers, ns well ns a ooinplote
abseuco of auxiliaries of all kluds, whl'e
muiiy itoms, uncli ns smokuloss powdnr, ,
lelescoplo aights, etc., uccessary iu light
ing a hVot uro kicking.
Dcli'g.tto Wilcox froiii Hawult says ho
will introduce a bill in tho next sosslon -of
Onugross to admit Hawaii to state
hood, KITort will lie lnado to have a
cubic laid belwoau Honolulu and San.
Franolsoo. . .
'Advertised Letter List.
,.!'
' rollowlnr is a list at letters remslnlni na'.
oslled fur la Iks Mod lord posteOcs on luly
Anderson, Henry ' ' Hchmldtlln,MrsJiMpk '
llsrnott, Mrs Jgbn . BchmllllnR. Mrs 0 A
Houtdln.JA Rprasue, Mm Ida
.looks, A SchnAor, Mrs Prank ,
Klme, Krank wilion, Charles'
Mlltor.OA ; Wilssii, Iter J Htm,
..A ohsriie of one cent will be made upon d.
Uvory nf osoli of ti n above lottars.
I'nrBonsnslllniilorsnyof the above letters
will plouso say " AdvortlNod,"
. O. V. MsiiuiMAif, Postmaster.
This nlnnntnro Is on ovory box of ths tjiriild
Tf.blots
Iho rommly tlinf -wren a eolil In un day
' Malaria Oanses Bllllousnsss.
rsvs's Tseisldsi esui tsi rssMTSs ta mas '